Egg-beater



(Nb Model.) DODSON.

EGG BEATER.

No. 375,274. Patented Dec. 20, 1887.

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WILSON P. DODSON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

EGG-BEATER.

sPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 375,214, dated December 20, 1887.

Application filed April 26, 1887.

have invented certain new and useful Im-.

provementsin Egg-Beaters, of which the following is a specification.

Figure 1 is a side or face v iew of an eggbeater having my invention applied thereto.. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the same, parts be- 1ng. 1n section to better show its construction. Fig. 3 is a bottom view, and Fig. 4 asectional detail view.

The class of egg-heaters to which my invention is applicable is that in which a revolving beater or stirrer properly supported and actuated is inserted into the mass to be stirred or beaten; and it consists of a.novel form of beater adapted to so operate upon the eggs or other material to be treated as to cause a very thorough commingling of air therewith, thus rendering the material light in a very short time; andit relates, further, to certain details of construction, to be hereinafter pointed out.

In the drawings, the letter A designates the handle orholding-piece; B, astandard adapted to rest upon the bottom of the vessel in which the eggs are contained, and serving as a support for the stirrer or beater O, to the upper end of which is secured a pinion, D, turning on the standard and meshing with the hand driving-wheel E. The standard is bent at its lower end to form a foot or I hold the beater from contact therewith.

base, 1), adapted to rest upon the vessel and Its upper end is secured to the handle in a novel manner. The handle is expanded at its lower end to form a flange, a, which is perforated to permit the passage of standardB. Above flange a the handle is grooved along one face, forminga seat, a, in which rests the upper part of the standard, which seat terminates in an aperture, a, passing through the handle, which is by preference thickened-at this point to give the requisite strength. The standard, which is preferably made from stiff wire, has its upper end bent at right angles to the main portion thereof, and extended through the aperture (d, the projecting end 1) serving as the journal upon which wheel E turns, a washer, F, or other suitable device, being employed to confine the wheel upon its journal. By this arrangement just described a separate pin or shaft for the axis of the Serial No. 236,214. (No model.)

wheel E is dispensed with, while at the same time a rigid union between the handle and standard is secured and maintained.

The beater is of open spiral form, preferably made from heavy wire. At its lower end it is provided with an eye, 0, by which it is secured to the standard, and its upper end is connected with pinion D, through which a rotary mot-ion is imparted to it. This peculiar form of beater possesses marked advantages, as a rotation thereof causes the egg to be lifted during the stirring or beating process, whereby it is intimately commingled with air,

' resulting in rapidly changing the egg to a light consistency.

The lower cross-bar, c, of the beater stirs the egg and carries it to the rising spiral portion of the beater, where it is elevated and mingled with air, whether the mass of material being treated be great or small.

The beater possesses a certain amount of elasticity, which is utilized to maintain the pinion D in proper mesh with wheel E, the flange a serving as a stop or bearing to fix the position of the pinion.

What I claim is 1. In an eggbeater, the combination of a handle provided at its lower end with a flange, a, a driving-wheel, a standard secured to said handle, a pinion turning on said standard, and an elastic beater mounted on said standard and carrying the pinion, its elasticity serving to force the pinion into engagement with flange a, whereby proper mesh with the driving-wheel is maintained, substantially as described.

2. In an egg-beater, the combination of an open spirally formed beater, with suitable mechanism for supporting and rotating it, substantially as described.

3. In an egg-beater, the combination of a handle portion, a standard secured thereto and having its upper end projecting through the handle, a driving-wheel mounted on the projecting end of the standard, an open spiralform beater mounted on the standard, and a pinion carried by the beater and meshing with the wheel, substantially as-described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILSON P. DODSON.

"Witnesses:

J ornv T. THoMrsoN, J AMES H. 00X. 

